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This module’s study materials are online and include pages of text with images, audio/video clips ranging from 20 seconds to 20 minutes (all with transcripts/subtitles), diagrams, interactive media, activities, animations, and multiple-choice self-assessment quizzes. Online materials also include links to external resources, online forums and online tutorial rooms. We can provide printed versions of all module content except interactive GIS and fieldwork activities.
This module provides online tutorials, an optional residential field school and optional face-to-face field days. Each face-to-face learning event offers an online (or other) alternative. Although not compulsory, tutorials will help you consolidate your learning.
You’ll be required to work with other students, and we assess this. This includes looking at and commenting on others’ work; reflecting on others’ comments on your work; and working together with fellow learners on a project/task.
Online practical work forms a required component of the assessment. Online practical work includes some collaborative group work.
Field-based practical work is optional. Field-based practical work includes some collaborative group work.
This module includes an optional residential school. We’ll ask you to complete investigations of rocks at various exposures accessed by minibus and short walks; one location involves a longer walk of a few kilometres. You’ll also conduct follow-up activities in the evening laboratory sessions, including using petrographic microscopes.
You’ll be required to use mathematical and scientific symbols and expressions at times in the module and within assessment.
The study materials contain a considerable number of diagrams, graphs and photographs. Reading, interpreting, and producing examples of these are important parts of this module and assessment. We provide descriptions for all essential figures.
You’ll be required to search for and use third-party material online, and we will assess this. We can provide alternatives to the required/assessed research material to help you meet the module's learning outcomes.
This module has tutor-marked assignments (TMAs) and an end-of-module assessment (EMA) that you should submit via the online TMA/EMA service.
You’ll receive feedback from your tutor on your submitted tutor-marked assignments (TMAs). Feedback will help you to reflect on your TMA performance. You should refer to it to help you prepare for your next assignment.
We structure all University modules to a set timetable, and you’ll need time-management skills to keep your studies on track. We’ll support you in developing these skills.
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